Buying My Son His First Cell Phone

I’ve had mixed feeling about buying my son (who is 11-years-old) a cell phone. As someone who works with technology, I want him to have exposure to the technology at a young age so he has a certain comfort level with such devices.  I also want him to be able to hack his way through… Continue reading Buying My Son His First Cell Phone

Continuous Growth Lesson Learned From My Son’s Soccer Tournament

This year my son’s soccer team made it to the season soccer tournaments again.  It was a tough year for his team, and they ended the season right in the middle, with an equal number of wins and losses.  In the tournament, his team as the lowest seed, and that meant that they had to… Continue reading Continuous Growth Lesson Learned From My Son’s Soccer Tournament

Shaping The Behavior Of Your Kids By Being An Example

I’ve learned a lot of things through parenting. One of the things I recently discovered is that my son (and to a lesser extent my daughter), learn by watching and emulating what I do and the way I speak to them. Discovering My Weaknesses My son is the oldest so he has had the most… Continue reading Shaping The Behavior Of Your Kids By Being An Example

Finding Opportunities in Unusual Places

Earlier this summer, I was fortunate enough to be a part of a “proof of concept” demonstration/lab for a future product that my employer is planning on using. While at software company providing the facilities, lab and staff, we noticed that the software company had a special store for employees.  The rest of my team was pretty excited about… Continue reading Finding Opportunities in Unusual Places